The newly appointed chief executive officer of Vedanta’s untried display business is seeking to hire global talent to build and run a $4 billion (roughly Rs. 32,811 crore) factory in western India. YJ Chen, who previously worked at Chinese display maker HKC, said the display venture will soon begin recruiting from South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
Month: June 2023
Realme Buds Wireless 3 is expected to be launched this week in India. The earphones’ launch date has been announced via a product page on Amazon. The neckband-style Bluetooth earphones are teased to sport a dual-colour tone design. While the listing doesn’t reveal any specification details, the expected features for Realme Buds Wireless 3 have
Insta360 Go 3 was launched on Tuesday as the company’s latest action camera. The device has a magnetic body that comes with support for a new Action Pod that features a flip touchscreen and can display a preview while also increasing the battery life of the camera. It supports video recording at up to 2.7K resolution
Canada’s Department of Justice has concluded that Microsoft’s deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard “is likely to” lead to less competition in some aspects of gaming, according to a court filing on Thursday. In a letter dated Wednesday to Microsoft’s US lawyers, the department said it had communicated to Microsoft’s and Activision’s
Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to local news publishers. Alphabet-owned Google will remove links to Canadian news from search results and other products in Canada when the law takes effect in about six
The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe’s new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on Thursday to ensure that the big platforms are ready. The two-day visit by Thierry Breton comes just weeks before the European Union’s Digital Service Act (DSA) comes into full force for the world’s biggest platforms,
Apple will on Friday seek to fend off a revised EU antitrust charge and possible hefty fine linked to claims it prevents music streaming companies such as Spotify from informing users of other buying options outside its App Store. The iPhone maker will set out its arguments to senior European Commission officials and their peers
Samsung Galaxy A24 smartphone was launched in Vietnam earlier this year. Now, the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G renders have been leaked online. The leaked CAD renders reveal the expected design and look of the company’s rumoured smartphone. The South Korean smartphone maker has not revealed any details about the phone yet, however, the leaked renders
Fire-Boltt Grenade smartwatch was launched in India as the latest affordable wearable device from the company. The smartwatch sports a 1.39-inch display with a resolution of 360×360 pixels, Bluetooth calling support. It is equipped with sensors for heart rate, sleep, and SpO2 level monitoring. It is also claimed to offer support for tracking 123 sports
A dashcam for cars is slowly becoming a necessary accessory in India. Not only is it useful to record video evidence in case of an accident, but also to provide proof when you need to claim insurance or issue a counter-complaint against incorrect traffic tickets. Some might also use a dashcam to record picturesque locations
Activision Blizzard said its studio that developed Call of Duty would set up shop in Barcelona, putting into action its pledge to invest in Europe after Brussels approved Microsoft‘s $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,66,000 crore) acquisition of the company in May. The US company said on Wednesday its game developer Infinity Ward, which created the blockbuster
Binance’s European banking partner Paysafe Payment Solutions will stop supporting the US cryptocurrency exchange from September 25, CoinDesk reported on Wednesday. The crypto exchange will be changing the provider for euro deposits and withdrawals through the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), while the current partner — Paysafe — will no longer be providing these services
Sony Bravia XR X90L television series has been launched in India, with prices starting at Rs. 1,39,990 for the high-end TV range. The series is the successor to the X90K range, which was launched in June 2022, and features full-array Triluminos quantum dot LED display panels. Available in sizes ranging from 55 inches to 75
Twitter’s new chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, is working on a slew of measures to bring back advertisers who left the platform under Elon Musk’s ownership, including introducing a video ads service, pursuing more celebrities and raising headcount, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday. Yaccarino, who started as CEO on June 5, is planning to
A U.S. judge has rejected Apple’s bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over a
OnePlus V Fold is expected to launch soon. The phone is likely to launch in July or August. It has previously been tipped to have a similar design to the Oppo Find N3. Moreover, design renders of the upcoming handset have been leaked earlier. An exclusive report now suggests key specifications of the book-style foldable
Shares of US chipmakers fell on Wednesday following a report that the Biden administration was planning new curbs on export of computing chips for artificial intelligence to China as early as July. Companies such as Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, which rely on the world’s second largest economy for at least a fifth of
OnePlus Nord 3 5G has been confirmed to launch in India on July 5. The handset will be accompanied by the OnePlus Nord CE 3 5G and the OnePlus Nord Buds 2R as well. The Chinese manufacturer also revealed colour options for the OnePlus Nord 3 and the Nord CE 3. Earlier, OnePlus had teased
Microsoft was looking to acquire gaming giants such as Sega, Bungie, and Niantic in the past few years, court documents from the ongoing FTC trial over Xbox parent’s Activision Blizzard acquisition revealed. The emails, as reviewed by The Verge, detailed that in November 2020, Xbox chief Phil Spencer wrote to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and
iQoo 11S is all set to launch on July 4 in China. The Vivo sub-brand, via Weibo, has confirmed the arrival of the new iQoo 11-series smartphone in its home country. The iQoo TWS 1 earbuds will also go official alongside the handset. iQoo has started accepting pre-reservations for the iQoo 11S via its official
Samsung’s SeeColors mode will be added to the company’s TV and monitor models launched in 2023, the company announced on Sunday. The accessibility feature is designed with the aim of helping users who are affected by colour vision deficiency (CVD) — more commonly known as colour blindness — see content on better on a screen.
Meta Platforms‘ Oversight Board has asked the social media firm to evaluate efforts to prevent promotion of political violence on its platforms, after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online. The board said on Thursday that Meta’s original decision to leave up the Facebook video, which featured
iPhone 15 series — comprising the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max — is expected to make its debut later this year as the successor to the iPhone 14 series of smartphones. While Apple is not likely to announce its next generation of handsets for another couple of
Samsung Galaxy M34 5G is scheduled to launch in India in the second week of July, the company has confirmed. Design renders of the phone have also been revealed by the smartphone maker. The handset will be offered for purchase via the Amazon website, and the Samsung India online and offline retail stores. Previously, the phone
Amazfit Pop 3R smartwatch has been listed on the company’s website in India and will go on sale in the country soon. The device sports a round 1.43-inch AMOLED display. The watch supports both iOS and Android smartphones and is equipped with an inbuilt microphone for receiving phone calls over Bluetooth. It supports Bluetooth 5.2
Meta Platforms on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a broadcast channel on social media app Instagram, said the Meta Quest+ subscription will be available from Monday at $7.99 (nearly Rs. 655) per month, or $59.99
A new type of AI capable of generating new and original content, designer phages, flexible batteries and sustainable aviation fuel are among the technologies poised to have the most positive impact on the world in the next 3-5 years, the WEF said on Monday. Listing the top ten such emerging technologies, the WEF said the
Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws, which a watchdog on Monday said would bring “mandatory” standards to the little-regulated sector. Under the proposed legislation, the owners of platforms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok and podcasting services would face penalties worth up to five
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple and Broadcom to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission patents in a patent infringement case in which the university’s earlier $1.1 billion (nearly Rs. 9,000 crore) jury verdict against the companies was thrown out. The justices turned away an appeal by Apple and
Google has urged India’s Supreme Court to quash antitrust directives against it for abuse of the Android market, two sources said, as its presses its legal battle against the competition watchdog in one of its most important markets. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in October that Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers
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